diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/controller/AdminAspirantController.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/controller/AdminAspirantController.java
index d10ec23..ee62056 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/controller/AdminAspirantController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/controller/AdminAspirantController.java
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ public class AdminAspirantController {
     @GetMapping("/editAspirant/{aspirantId}")
     public String editAspirant(@PathVariable(value = "aspirantId") Integer id, Model model) {
         model.addAttribute("aspirant",
-                (id != null && id != 0)
+                new AspirantForm((id != null && id != 0)
                         ? adminAspirantService.getAspirantById(id)
-                        : new Aspirant());
+                        : new Aspirant()));
         model.addAttribute("courses", Course.values());
         model.addAttribute("managers", adminAspirantService.getManagers());
         return "admin/editAspirant";
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/model/AspirantForm.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/model/AspirantForm.java
index 6ac6e3c..828bdb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/model/AspirantForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/model/AspirantForm.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package ru.ulstu.admin.model;
 
+import ru.ulstu.aspirant.model.Aspirant;
 import ru.ulstu.aspirant.model.Base;
 import ru.ulstu.aspirant.model.Speciality;
 import ru.ulstu.indicator.model.Course;
-import ru.ulstu.manager.model.Manager;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class AspirantForm {
 
     private Course course;
 
-    private Manager manager;
+    private Integer managerId;
 
     private Date birthDate;
 
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ public class AspirantForm {
 
     private Base base;
 
+    public AspirantForm() {
+    }
+
+    public AspirantForm(Aspirant aspirant) {
+        this.id = aspirant.getId();
+        this.name = aspirant.getName();
+        this.surname = aspirant.getSurname();
+        this.patronymic = aspirant.getPatronymic();
+        this.base = aspirant.getBase();
+        this.course = aspirant.getCourse();
+        this.managerId = aspirant.getManager() == null ? null : aspirant.getManager().getId();
+        this.birthDate = aspirant.getBirthDate();
+        this.speciality = aspirant.getSpeciality();
+        this.theme = aspirant.getTheme();
+    }
+
     public Integer getId() {
         return id;
     }
@@ -68,12 +84,12 @@ public class AspirantForm {
         this.course = course;
     }
 
-    public Manager getManager() {
-        return manager;
+    public Integer getManagerId() {
+        return managerId;
     }
 
-    public void setManager(Manager manager) {
-        this.manager = manager;
+    public void setManagerId(Integer managerId) {
+        this.managerId = managerId;
     }
 
     public Date getBirthDate() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/service/AdminAspirantService.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/service/AdminAspirantService.java
index cdbfde9..3889aa1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/service/AdminAspirantService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/admin/service/AdminAspirantService.java
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ public class AdminAspirantService {
 
     public void saveAspirant(AspirantForm aspirantForm) {
         Aspirant aspirant = aspirantForm.getId() == null
-                ? new Aspirant(aspirantForm)
+                ? new Aspirant()
                 : aspirantService.getAspirantById(aspirantForm.getId());
         aspirant.setName(aspirantForm.getName());
         aspirant.setSurname(aspirantForm.getSurname());
         aspirant.setPatronymic(aspirantForm.getPatronymic());
         aspirant.setBase(aspirantForm.getBase());
         aspirant.setCourse(aspirantForm.getCourse());
-        aspirant.setManager(aspirantForm.getManager());
+        aspirant.setManager(managerService.getManagerById(aspirantForm.getManagerId()));
         aspirant.setBirthDate(aspirantForm.getBirthDate());
         aspirant.setSpeciality(aspirantForm.getSpeciality());
         aspirant.setTheme(aspirantForm.getTheme());
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/aspirant/model/Aspirant.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/aspirant/model/Aspirant.java
index 5393e1f..50571a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/aspirant/model/Aspirant.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/aspirant/model/Aspirant.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import jakarta.persistence.Temporal;
 import jakarta.persistence.TemporalType;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotEmpty;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
-import ru.ulstu.admin.model.AspirantForm;
 import ru.ulstu.indicator.model.Course;
 import ru.ulstu.manager.model.Manager;
 import ru.ulstu.model.BaseEntity;
@@ -42,17 +41,6 @@ public class Aspirant extends BaseEntity {
     @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
     private Base base;
 
-    public Aspirant(AspirantForm aspirantForm) {
-        this.name = aspirantForm.getName();
-        this.surname = aspirantForm.getSurname();
-        this.patronymic = aspirantForm.getPatronymic();
-        this.theme = aspirantForm.getTheme();
-        this.manager = aspirantForm.getManager();
-        this.speciality = aspirantForm.getSpeciality();
-        this.base = aspirantForm.getBase();
-        this.birthDate = aspirantForm.getBirthDate();
-    }
-
     public Aspirant() {
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/admin/editAspirant.html b/src/main/resources/templates/admin/editAspirant.html
index 4258f91..98b104a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/admin/editAspirant.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/admin/editAspirant.html
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
             <label for="manager">Научный руководитель</label>
             <select class="form-select form-control"
                     id="manager" aria-label="select example"
-                    th:field="*{manager}">
+                    th:field="*{managerId}">
                 <option th:each="m : ${managers}"
-                        th:value="${m}"
+                        th:value="${m.id}"
                         th:text="${m.name}">
                 </option>
             </select>